Planet
Software Engineer, Platform Operations
United States, Remote · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$136k-$170kDetected 61 days ago
PythonGoGitAWSGCPCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDLinuxGrafanaDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringLLMsHardware DesignResearch
About the role
- This role is a key contributor to the evolution of our modern cloud-native platform, focusing on security, scalability, and reliability.
- The ideal candidate is excited by the opportunity to enable software engineering at scale and provide internal users a "batteries included" infrastructure experience through our internal developer platform.
- This is a full-time, remote position based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement core Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions to ensure the secure and scalable operation of Planet's services.
- Implement improvements and features for core systems owned by the team, such as GKE clusters, public API gateway, and other managed infrastructure solutions.
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to refine the developer experience (DevEx) of our managed infrastructure.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in a Platform Engineering, System Administration, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role.
- Working knowledge of public clouds, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab, ArgoCD), Configuration Management (e.g. Terraform, Crossplane) and GitOps principles.
- Ability to use an operational mindset and troubleshooting prowess for complex production environments.
- Experience in the operational management and development of core platform systems or open-source infrastructure projects.
- Experience with maintaining highly available or operationally resilient infrastructure at very large scales or across multiple clouds.
- Practical experience with networking and network architectures as it relates to platform infrastructure.
- Experience with Observability tools and best practices.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes, underlying compute systems, and Linux
- Experience building services in languages such as Go and Python using tools like Git, Docker, and CI/CD workflows.
- Experience building services that leverage cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP.
- Ability to collaborate and clearly communicate designs and decisions verbally and in writing.
- What Makes You Stand Out:
- #LI-REMOTE
Skills
- Welcome to Planet.
- Actively work on major platform modernization initiatives, including the full migration from legacy tooling to new solutions.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below.
- The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location.
- The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only.
- Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
- New York City + California Salary Range
- San Francisco Salary Range
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
- 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Home Office Reimbursement
- Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
- Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
- Volunteering Paid Time Off
- Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity).
Company info
- A Software Engineer in Platform Operations is responsible for helping design, build, and operate the core infrastructure that enables Planet's engineering teams to reliably deploy and scale their services with minimal friction.
Equal opportunity
- Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply.
- Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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